in comparison to; rather than
feudal lord; head of a household; proudly independent person
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to serve; to work for; to attend
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to employ; to hire; to charter
memory; sense; experience
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
of course; certainly; naturally
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager